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Now, None Of The Steelers Can Play Ping Pong
The 0-4 Steelers will spend less time shooting pool and playing ping pong, and more time trying to not be 0-4 thanks to a new team edict banning games in the locker room. ...
Simone Biles Vs. The Racists: Are Black Gymnasts The New Black QBs?
Last week in Belgium Simone Biles made history by becoming the first woman of color to win an all-around title at the world championships, just a year after Gabby Douglas took the top spot at the Olympic Games....
The Los Angeles Dodgers Are Just A Group Of Hard-Nosed Overachievers
Without characters and storylines, baseball is just a bunch of idiots running around wielding sticks, so of course baseball writers were going to contrive a narrative for a seven-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals that doesn’t really feature a natural one. You co...
These Adorable Ducks Are So Ready For Rob Gronkowski's Return
Gronk has not yet been cleared to play for the Patriots on Sunday, but once he is good to go, he's got a group of fans eager to see him back in uniform. Nancy Schön's famous Make Way For Ducklings sculpture at Boston Common has been transformed into Gronk's big little welcoming party. Say hi to the ...
This Bear Cub Thinks It's People, And It Wants To Take Your Picture
So, who's going to tell this bear cub that it is definitely not people, and that it probably won't be able to figure out how to take your picture? Don't look at me, because I'm not doing that shit. I would rather this bear maintain his whimsical outlook on life, you big jerk....
Dead Letters: The Best Fans In Baseball Respond
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We’re devoting this edition to the response generated by Drew Magary’s “Why Your Cardinals Suck” post on Thursday. Behold, the best fans in baseball....
Zinsser Remembers The New York Herald Tribune
Dig this most excellent essay on the old New York Herald Tribune by William Zinsser (who wrote a helpful book about writing):...
Blind Alley
Friday, what better time for a good bowling story? This one, by the late Jeff Felshman, is a keeper, a funny and understated gem:...
Obviously, Mike Tomlin Says "Obviously" A Lot
After Tomlin's Tuesday press conference, those jagoffs at Benstonium counted them up. Obviously....
Report: Gronk's Return Could Have Come Sooner Without Arm Surgery
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has had four surgeries on the arm that he broke last November and hasn't played yet this season. According to one report, though, he could have returned earlier if the Patriots had allowed the break to heal on its own....
Rodney Stuckey Out Indefinitely After Breaking Thumb In Car Door
Rodney Stuckey is out for an undetermined amount of time after breaking his right thumb in a car door....
Meet The Prankster Who Offered Dungy The USC Job. He's At It Again.
[Update, Dec. 9: Tarr has been arrested and charged with felony eavesdropping.]...
Why Did MLB Pull This Pro-Oakland Promo?
You're watching "This Is Oakland," narrated by legendary PA announcer Roy Steele—"the Voice of God." It was released last week to get A's fans hyped for the playoffs, and just as quickly deleted. It was not aired in-stadium as planned. Why don't MLB or the A's want you to see this pro-Oakland, pro-...
Why Your Cardinals Suck
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't like it when another team like the Pirates or Nationals dares to threaten their self-appointed status as America's Baseball Sweethearts. They'll move on to face the GLORY BOY Dodgers in the NLCS, and somehow ...
Daniel Snyder Hires The One Man In Washington Worse Than Daniel Snyder
A man so badly fucked that he'll hire Lanny Davis is a man who's finished, and so everyone who detests Daniel Snyder, the imperious prick who owns the Washington Redskins and claims he'll never change their name, can rejoice. When the client who can't be defended brings on the fixer who will defend ...
Vikings Decide They Need More Public Money For Their New Stadium
Here's a quote from a Vikings executive that was said with a straight face:...
The Liter Bowl: The First NCAA Football Game To Use The Metric System
On September 17, 1977, Carleton College and St. Olaf College played the Liter Bowl, the first NCAA-sanctioned game to use metric measurements, and probably the dorkiest piece of football ever put together....
Death Of A Fighter
If you haven't read John Branch’s excellent profile of the late Derek Boogaard, do yourself a favor. “A Boy Learns to Brawl,” is top-notch:...